Category: Wind

Jan De Nul enters long-term partnership agreement with RWE for next-gen installation vessels for the construction of offshore wind farms

Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with RWE, a German energy provider, for the long-term chartering of two next-generation installation vessels for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction. The charters are supported by a Service Agreement through which Jan De Nul Group will provide both in-house and market solutions and services, to… Read more »

North Star holds naming ceremony for Grampian Tyne vessel

The first of North Star’s new offshore wind fleet, the Grampian Tyne, has been officially named at a VIP ceremony at Equinor’s Port of Tyne base in the North East of England (UK), ahead of its early handover to the Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The traditional good luck celebration, involving the customary champagne bottle being… Read more »

Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe and SeaRenergy collaborate on offshore wind projects

SeaRenergy relies on Johanniter’s paramedics for offshore rescue operations Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe and SeaRenergy Offshore Holding GmbH & Cie. KG have entered into a framework agreement for the provision of services for offshore wind projects. The collaboration came into force on January 1st of this year and covers the provision of a comprehensive rescue concept, including the… Read more »

CORROSION launches the ICCP-SAM. The future in the sustainable protection of XX(X)L monopile foundations against corrosion worldwide.

The ICCP-SAM is specifically designed to remotely install ICCP anodes on monopile foundations of all sizes, anywhere on the foundation and in the roughest ocean conditions. The ICCP-SAM(Subsea Assembly Method) is extremely compact and can be transported and deployed with minimal resources. The ICCP-SAM is operated remotely and maneuvers the anode underwater into the desired… Read more »

Miros launches unique dual sensor for measuring directional wave spectra

Ocean insights leader Miros releases a new unique dual sensor for measuring directional wave spectra, developed by the offshore wind industry. WaveFusionTM is the first of the new next-generation wave radar series by Miros. The directional wave radar provides more visibility and insights over the sea state in all-weather critical maritime operations including shallow waters…. Read more »

Monopile Designed by Wood Thilsted Installed at Vineyard Wind Site

This Tuesday (6 June), the Vineyard Wind project hit another exciting milestone with the start of the installation for the monopiles, designed by Wood Thilsted. Wood Thilsted and engineering partner WSP designed the foundations which were reviewed by an independent third-party and approved by the federal government. Design of the monopile portion of the foundation… Read more »

Accelerating the deployment of renewable energy will save West African countries hundreds of millions of dollars by the end of decade, says Wärtsilä

A strategy shift in favour of renewables will bring significant economic advantages as power systems are expanded.  Speaking last week at the West Africa Energy Transition Forum in Dakar in the presence of key energy decision-makers, experts from Wärtsilä shared insights on the impact renewables will have on power system cost, flexibility, and stability in… Read more »

NKT is finalizing the power cable contract for the first major offshore wind farm in Poland

NKT is finalizing the power cable contract for the first major offshore wind farm in Poland NKT will soon sign the order for a 230 kV AC high-voltage export power cable system for the Polish project Baltic Power Offshore Wind Park with a capacity of up to 1.2 GW. NKT is finalizing the contract for offshore… Read more »

Testing keeps the turbines going round

All the way back in 1860, Abraham Lincoln referred to the potential of wind power. “Of all the forces of nature, I should think the wind contains the largest amount of motive power,” he said. Now, wind turbines are running across the globe, generating renewable energy for millions. But what keeps them going? Here, Andrew… Read more »

Covestro signs first major renewable energy agreement for its US operations

Covestro, a leading manufacturer of high-quality polymer materials and their components, has signed a 90 megawatt (MW) virtual power purchase agreement (vPPA) with Ørsted, a clean energy leader in the U.S. market, headquartered in Denmark. With various agreements in place, Covestro fosters the growth of renewable energy projects around the world. This newest 15-year agreement… Read more »

Wood Thilsted Wins Technical Advisory of the Year at Wind Investment Awards 2023

Wood Thilsted is delighted to announce it has been recognised for its market leading advisory work by winning Technical Advisory of the year last night at the Wind Investment Awards 2023. The Technical Advisory award is given for innovative solutions for projects over the last 12 months and was received in recognition on Wood Thilsted’s… Read more »

Blue World Technologies gets new Chief Technology Officer with extensive industry experience

With a strong background, Dennis Naldal Jensen enters the position of Chief Technology Officer at Blue World Technologies. Dennis will take over from Co-founder Mads Bang, who will return to Aalborg University in the position of Innovation Director. In the role of CTO, Dennis will, as part of the company’s corporate management, lead the technology… Read more »

Strong growth, restored profitability and a record order book enables Jan De Nul Group to look ahead with confidence

In 2022, the global economy was confronted with a turbulent environment. COVID-19 maintained a strong presence in Asia in the first semester, albeit in a less disruptive way. However, thanks to our operational knowledge, we managed to put our (offshore) activities in the region on the right track. This resulted in a timely high-quality delivery… Read more »

RWE strengthens its position in the German offshore wind market by becoming sole owner of 1.6-GW Nordseecluster

RWE is strengthening its position in the German offshore market. The company has become the sole owner of a 1.6-gigawatt (GW) cluster of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The Nordseecluster, consisting of four sites located north of the island of Juist, was formerly co-developed with Canadian company Northland Power, which has now… Read more »

Osbit strengthens Netherlands offering with Dutch entity and office

Osbit, the offshore wind technology company has established, and is now operating, a Netherlands business entity and office. The company has undertaken the move to further grow its local offering and capabilities for its Dutch customer base. The newly established entity, Osbit B.V, is now operational from the business’s new Dutch office, based in Rotterdam…. Read more »

Wood Thilsted’s Alastair Muir Wood named as wind industry global leader

Wood Thilsted’s co-founding partner and CEO, Alastair Muir Wood, has today been named to the 2023 Wind Power List. The Wind Power list showcases the top 100 people that have had the greatest impact in the wind sector globally in the past 18 months.  Alongside Christian Leblanc Thilsted, he has created Wood Thilsted, a design… Read more »

Seven Scottish businesses secure a share of £2 million OWGP Innovation Grant funding.

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has today (May 24) announced that 15 UK businesses, seven based in Scotland, have secured a share of £2 million Innovation Grant funding. The selected companies will be supported by OWGP on projects that could improve the reliability of offshore wind and help decarbonise its operations. Responding Claire, Chief Executive… Read more »

Osbit strengthens Netherlands offering with Dutch entity and office

Osbit, the offshore wind technology company has established, and is now operating, a Netherlands business entity and office. The company has undertaken the move to further grow its local offering and capabilities for its Dutch customer base. The newly established entity, Osbit B.V, is now operational from the business’s new Dutch office, based in Rotterdam…. Read more »

Austria and Australia: International merger set to revolutionise wind power generation

New Orleans –  May 23, 2023 – The efficiency of wind energy production worldwide is set for a major boost with the merger of two sensor technology companies, the Austrian based eologix sensor technology gmbh and Australian company Ping Services. Both with global reputations for innovation and service delivery, eologix and Ping are joining forces… Read more »

Strengthening the Bond with Reliable Structural Adhesives

When identifying solutions that can offer assurance and longevity, the maintenance and reliability of asset repairs can be challenging – this white paper will look into the use of structural adhesives as the first-choice solution. Structural adhesives can be used for affixing metal substrates or components as they provide high modulus and high strength. However, they are not currently… Read more »

Salamander signs exclusivity agreement for Scottish floating wind lease

Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group and Subsea7, has signed an exclusivity agreement as part of Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round. The 100 MW Salamander floating offshore wind project, located 35km off Peterhead, is designed to provide Scotland and its supply chain with an early… Read more »

World’s largest electric crane now being built

Mammoet investing in an additional 6,000t capacity ring crane to serve growing energy markets  The first parts of the new 6,000t ring crane will soon be delivered to Mammoet’s engineering nerve center in The Netherlands. In the months ahead, fabrication and production will continue as it is being readied for its very first project, with… Read more »

New technology drastically speeds up man-overboard rescue time

A new rescue system has dramatically increased the chances of pulling anyone who has fallen overboard from a ship safely out of the water in under a minute. At a three-day demonstration around Vattenfall’s Ramsgate offshore wind cluster, offshore search, and rescue specialists Zelim demonstrated how their Swift Rescue Conveyor system was around four times… Read more »

ONYX Insight launches ecoCMS Flex to upgrade legacy CMS systems

ONYX Insight has today [May 18] launched a revolutionary new condition monitoring system, ecoCMS Flex, which will allow operators, to upgrade their legacy CMS (conditioning monitoring services) systems affordably with rapid plug-in technology. Unveiling the new hardware ahead of American Cleanpower 2023 in New Orleans, the leading provider of condition monitoring solutions’ new system will… Read more »

World’s largest electric crane now being built

Mammoet investing in an additional 6,000t capacity ring crane to serve growing energy markets The first parts of the new 6,000t ring crane will soon be delivered to Mammoet’s engineering nerve center in The Netherlands. In the months ahead, fabrication and production will continue as it is being readied for its very first project, with… Read more »

Wood Thilsted takes first steps to support development of South Korean offshore wind market

London, UK – Wood Thilsted is pleased to announce the establishment of its first presence in the South Korean offshore wind market with the relocation of two of its specialist engineers to support the development of about 10 potential fixed and floating offshore windfarms. Jack Cran and Luke Graydon will be co-located with Copenhagen Offshore… Read more »

ONYX Insight launches ecoCMS Flex to upgrade legacy CMS systems

ONYX Insight has today [May 18] launched a revolutionary new condition monitoring system, ecoCMS Flex, which will allow operators, to upgrade their legacy CMS (conditioning monitoring services) systems affordably with rapid plug-in technology. Unveiling the new hardware ahead of American Cleanpower 2023 in New Orleans, the leading provider of condition monitoring solutions’ new system will… Read more »

Octopus Energy reaches tentacles further into Asia with £1.5 billion investment in renewables and energy tech

Tokyo/London, 18th May – Octopus Energy today announces its commitment to invest £1.5 billion in the Asia-Pacific energy market by 2027, helping speed up the region’s transition to a cleaner, smarter energy system. The global energy and technology group is planning to invest £1.2 billion into solar and wind generation in the region, with half… Read more »

BayWa r.e. and Statkraft sign Long-Term Offtake Agreement for the 42 MW Dalquhandy Wind Farm

Edinburgh, 18.05.2023: Renewable energy companies, BayWa r.e. and Statkraft have signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for Dalquhandy Wind Farm, a 10 turbine, 42 MW transmission connected project, located on a restored former open cast coal mine in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 2022 BayWa r.e. secured a 10-year fixed price virtual Corporate PPA (CPPA)… Read more »

Industry Veteran Adam Smith Joins ArcVera Renewables as Business Development Manager

ArcVera Renewables, a leading provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and energy storage projects, announces the expansion of its business development team with the appointment of industry veteran Adam Smith. Adam brings a unique mix of technical and commercial expertise, which will strengthen ArcVera’s efforts to grow its customer base across all… Read more »

SMC awarded Sofia Offshore Resources and Services Contract

Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) have been awarded a contract from RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm to deliver Offshore Resources and Services for the duration of the project’s offshore construction, commencing in 2023. The turnkey package of works is inclusive of a range of services, including above water offshore balance of plant works which includes statutory… Read more »

Pierre Warlop has been appointed as managing director of the leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power in France.

Pierre has been working in the wind industry since 2007 and has a wealth of experience across different technologies. Alongside holding commercial, technical and management positions, he has led complex projects with success, including: start-up market evaluations, M&A, partnership negotiations and strategy developments, across bidding, projects execution and operation phases. He joins Natural Power France… Read more »

Balmoral launches scour protection system

Established supplier to the oil and gas sector, Balmoral, has adapted and transitioned several of its proven buoyancy and protection solutions for use in the fixed and floating offshore wind sector. Tried and trusted products such as buoyancy, cable protection, bend limiting devices and crossover solutions have been readily accepted by the wind sector that… Read more »

John Franklin Joins Nearthlab as Advisor

Esteemed energy specialist brings a wealth of wind O&M expertise to scale inspection efforts (April 28, 2023) – Nearthlab, a leading provider of autonomous drone solutions, announced that John Franklin is joining the organization as a strategic advisor and consultant. John will devise and direct initiatives to expand the company’s footprint across North America. “The… Read more »

Cargostore Appoints Adam Patrick to Chief Financial Officer

Cargostore Worldwide, a leading global supplier of DNV 2.7-1 offshore containers and ISO shipping containers, is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Patrick as its new Chief Financial Officer. Adam has been with Cargostore for the past three years as its Financial Controller and was recruited and trained by the company’s previous CFO, Alan… Read more »

Eight UK businesses awarded £2m from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership

Eight UK businesses have been successful in securing a share of a £2 million Development Grant Competition from the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP). The Development Grants competition launched in May 2022 offering up to £500,000 to offshore wind supply chain companies for projects that will unlock significant growth potential in UK content, jobs and… Read more »